Report: Internet Privacy Law Update Proposed
August 15th, 2012
Government Technology – According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the government is allowed to acquire email or other content stored online without a warrant, assuming the data has been online for at least 180 days. Two congressmen are proposing the act be updated with a piece of sweeping legislation that will bring the law out of the Reagan era, reported Wired.com. “Communications technology is evolving at an exponential rate and, as such, requires corresponding updates to our privacy laws,” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who is sponsoring the package with Rep. John Conyers Jr., reportedWired. “This new legislation will ensure that ECPA strikes the right balance between the interests and needs of law enforcement and the privacy interests of the American people.”….